Edna Luella Wheeler Preece

Edna Luella Wheeler Preece, 90, of Lewiston/Cove passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2006. She was born in Smoot WY on January 15, 1915. Her parents were Thomas Hardy and Bertha Amelia Eskelson Wheeler. She was the 11th of 14 children. She married Norris Gregory Preece on October 31, 1933. They were later sealed in the Logan temple. Most of their years together were spent in Cove UT. They had seven sons, Spencer (Ann), Norman (Linda), Vernon, Craig (Joyce), Howard (Jill), Steven (Jane) and Roger (Gay).

Norris passed away in February 1969. In 1970, Luella was introduced to Eldon S. Williams of Richland WA. They were married later that year. Luella and her last two sons moved to Richland for 3.5 years until Eldon retired. They then moved back to Lewiston where they spent their remaining years together. After Eldon’s death in early 1987 Luella remained in Lewiston for a few years and then decided she'd like to move to a retirement home. She moved to The Williamsburg Inn in Logan and then later to the Terrace Grove Assisted Living Center. She made a number of friends there and participated in many of the activities. The staff always said how much they loved her and now how much they will miss her.

Luella was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was very active in the church, holding numerous callings. She really enjoyed her years as a cub scout leader and spoke often of those boys and their experiences. Later in life she was called to be a genealogy worker at the Logan Genealogical Library. She served there for approximately 15 years where she helped numerous people find their ancestors. She also found the time to do much of her own family history work. She so enjoyed it and spoke often of it. Luella and Eldon served full time, for the church, in the Arkansas, Little Rock mission. They touched numerous lives while there and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Luella and Eldon were custodians of their ward church building for a number of years. They received an award from the Salt Lake Tribune for the beautification of the church grounds.

Luella had a number of occupations during her life in order to help support her family, including working very hard on their farm in Cove UT. Her greatest joy, and success, was as a mother of seven boys. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother. Loving, caring, teaching and being a friend to her children and grandchildren were her strengths. "If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all", was her motto.
"We love you mom and will miss you and your positive influence in our lives."

Luella is preceded in death by two sons, Howard and Vernon and survived by five sons, Spencer, Norman, Craig, Steven and Roger; 25 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and by her brother Douglas Wheeler of Afton WY and sister Mabel Gaddis of Tooele UT.

Funeral services will be held at 12 PM on Tuesday January 17, 2006 at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 E Center, Logan UT. A viewing will begin at 10 AM that morning.